Births 1904: Mississippi Fred McDowell 1905: Tex Ritter 1926: Ray Price 1928: Ruth Brown 1930: Glenn Yarbrough (The Limeliters) 1939: William Lee Golden (The Oak Ridge Boys) 1941: Long John Baldry 1945: Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows) 1946: Cynthia Robinson (Sly and the Family Stone) 1951: Chris Bell (Big Star) 1956: George Duke 1957: Tommy Ardolino (NRBQ) Deaths 2003: Maurice Gibb (The Bee Gees) 2004: Randy VanWarmer Events 1959: Berry Gordy borrows $800 from his family to start a record label and rents an eight-room house on 2648 W. Grand Blvd, the future home of Motown Records. 1963: On his way back from Italy in a search for estranged girlfriend Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan records the radio play Madhouse on Castle Street in London for the BBC. It features his first recorded rendition of Blowin In The Wind and his only recorded version of the original Swan on the River. In the drama, Dylan plays a folk singer. 1965: NBC television airs the first episode of the pop show Hullabaloo! which was designed to compete with ABCs popular Shindig show. The first broadcast featured guests The New Christy Minstrels, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Zombies (introduced by Brian Epstein), and Woody Allen. 1965: The Supremes guest star on an epsiode of NBCs Tarzan, playing a trio of nuns. 1975: The nine-city, eighteen-date Warner Brothers Music Show European package tour begins, featuring Little Feat, Tower of Power, the Doobie Brothers, and more. Little Feat develop a large cult following during this tour. 1979: Drummer Aynsley Dunbar replaces John Barbata in Jefferson Starship. 1981: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) donates several rock record albums to the Library of Congress, including Bob Dylans Blonde on Blonde and KISS Alive! 1991: Johnny Paycheck is released from prison after serving two years of a seven-year sentence for a barroom shooting. Ohio Governor Richard Celeste had commuted his sentence upon leaving office. 1992: The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and wife Jerry Hall become the proud parents of their third child, Georgia May Ayeesha. 1993: The Eighth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in Los Angeles. Inductees include Cream (who reunite on stage for the event), Ruth Brown, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Etta James, Van Morrison, and Sly and the Family Stone. 1995: The Tenth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York. Inductees include The Allman Brothers Band, Al Green, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Martha and the Vandellas, Neil Young, and Frank Zappa. 1998: The Thirteenth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York. Inductees include The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas and the Papas, Lloyd Price, Santana, and Gene Vincent. Releases 1955: Etta James, Wallflower Recording 1939: The Ink Spots, If I Didn’t Care 1957: Elvis Presley: All Shook Up, Got a Lot o Livin to Do, I Believe, Tell Me Why 1958: Eddie Cochran, Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie 1964: Elvis Presley: Memphis, Tennessee, Ask Me, It Hurts Me 1967: The Beatles, Penny Lane 1968: The Beatles, The Inner Light Certifications 1968: The Doors album Strange Days is certified gold 1977: Stephen Stills and Neil Youngs album Long May You Run is certified gold Charts 1963: The Cascades Rhythm of the Rain enters the pop charts 1963: Steve Lawrences Go Away Little Girl hits #1 1974: Steve Millers The Joker hits #1 1974: Jim Croces album You Dont Mess Around with Jim hits #1
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